Final night time’s Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, kicked off with a star-studded tribute to Sly Stone, who died earlier this yr on the age of 82. Stevie Surprise, Questlove, Jennifer Hudson, Maxwell, Beck, Flea, and Leon Thomas—who was not too long ago nominated for Greatest New Artist on the 2026 Grammy Awards—took the stage to carry out a medley of Sly and the Household Stone songs. Surprise and Beck traded off lead vocal duties on “Dance to the Music,” “Maxwell” took over for “On a regular basis Folks,” and, following a jam on “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),” Hudson got here out to guide the group by means of “Larger.” Watch it go down beneath.
This yr’s Rock Corridor inductees are OutKast, Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden, the White Stripes, Unhealthy Firm, Chubby Checker, and Joe Cocker, with Warren Zevon and Salt-N-Pepa receiving the Musical Affect Award.
Revisit Ben Greenman’s Afterword essay “Sly Stone’s Funky Revolution.”
